A Look at Land Use Cases in the Braddock District

Planning Commission Public Hearing on Woodson Bus Lot pushed back to
January 19 Supervisor Cook hosted a Community Information Meeting on October 14
to discuss a proposal made by Fairfax County Public Schools to create a
Parking Lot for 51 busses and 31 cars on school owned property at the
corner of Pickett Road and Little River Turnpike on the campus of Woodson
High School. Almost 200 parents, residents and students attended this
meeting.
Unfortunately, much of the detailed information that participants were
looking for, including a comprehensive traffic analysis, was not yet
available. The Planning Commission public hearing has been delayed until
January 19, 2011. Supervisor Cook plans to host a second community
meeting after the holidays, with more information on that forthcoming.

Bryce Estates On November 3, 2010 the Planning Commission approved a rezoning for
a nine house project on Burke Lake Road called Bryce Estates. It will be
before the Board of Supervisors for their consideration at a Public
Hearing on November 16 at 3:30 p.m. Copies of the formal Staff Report are
available in the Braddock office for review, or can be accessed on-line
by going to the following site: http://ldsnet.fairfaxcounty.gov/ldsnet.
Next click the link to “zoning case search” and enter the following
information: RZ-2010-BR-003 and select “staff reports” to read the
current proffers and recommendations. To testify at the public hearing,
please call the Clerk to the Board at 703-324-3151 or register on-line
at: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bosclerk/speaker_bos.htm.

University Mall The University Mall land use case is still under active staff review
but is scheduled for a formal hearing before the Planning Commission on
December 9. On October 5, Supervisor Cook hosted a community information
meeting at Oak View Elementary School, providing impacted residents with
the opportunity to make comments and suggestions regarding this
application. As it stands, College Town Associates, the developer,
proposes to add approximately five new buildings and two large additions
of 75,000 square feet to the seven existing buildings on the site.
Staff is closely reviewing layout, stormwater and transportation impacts
of this project, and a number of good suggestions were made by the
community. To
see the full power point presentation from the community meeting, see the
online version of this article. Next month, if the schedule remains
firm, Supervisor Cook will have a link to the staff report and also
explain how to sign up for the public hearing before the Planning
Commission.

Port Royal Road Cell Tower A new 120 foot Cell Tower has been proposed to be placed at the rear
of 5405 Port Royal Road in Springfield. The Application is 2232-B10-15,
and has been submitted by T-Mobile Northeast.
A Balloon Test will take place on Saturday, November 13, with a rain
date of November 20. The balloon will fly at the height of the proposed
pole from 8 a.m. to11 a.m. and residents of the area should check to see
if the pole is visible from their communities. While Supervisor Cook has
previously contacted the Presidents of the most impacted communities, we
are continually looking for feedback and urge you to provide any further
thoughts and suggestions you have.

Shurgard Storage Cell Tower A second 150 foot Cell Tower has been proposed to be placed at the
rear of the Shurgard Storage facility - behind the Kohl’s Department
Store at 5797 Burke Center Parkway (2232-B09-31). The “tree pole” would
be shared by T-Mobile and Verizon to fill service gaps in Burke. A
preliminary community meeting with residents from Fairfax Club Estates
was held at Bonnie Brae Elementary School on October 14. A balloon flying
is tentatively scheduled in mid-December but has not been confirmed.